Greenfield meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Greenfield agendas cover 2027 budget, restaurant plan and park rezone — but no votes are on record yet

Greenfield's boards and commissions met seven times between Oct. 13 and Oct. 21, but the published record for each of those meetings is an agenda only — minutes have not yet been posted. As a result, no votes, approvals or final dollar amounts from those sessions are established in the documents available. What follows is what each body was scheduled to take up.

City Council: 2027 budget and police headquarters funding

The Common Council's Oct. 14 agenda listed Ordinance No. 2026/24, approving the 2027 Civil City Budget, and Ordinance No. 2026/25, amending Title V, Chapters 50, 51, 52 and 54. Also listed were Resolution No. 2026/21, additional appropriations for the Police Headquarter Project; Resolution No. 2026/22, transfer of real estate from the Redevelopment Commission to the City; and Ordinance No. 2026/27, a Parks Project annexation to extend corporate boundaries. Whether any of these passed is not recorded in the material available.

Plan Commission: Longhorn Steakhouse plan and park rezone

The Advisory Plan Commission's Oct. 13 agenda included development plan approval for a Longhorn Steakhouse at 1868 N State Street on 1.67 acres, and a conditional rezone to PRK – Park Overlay for 6 city-owned parcels east of Wilson Park, totaling 20+/- acres. The commission was also set to make a recommendation to the Council on updates to the Unified Development Ordinance and Official Zone Map.

Parks & Recreation: 2027 fees and contracts

On Oct. 21 the Parks & Recreation Board was scheduled to consider approval of 2027 fees and rates, award the Elmore Center cleaning contract, award a 2026 tractor purchase with trade-in of a 2019 Kubota tractor, approve expenditures over $5,000.00, and approve agreements with Greenfield Main Street and the Boys and Girls Club.

Public Works: utility pay applications

The Board of Public Works and Safety's Oct. 13 agenda listed Donohue and Associates Inc. pay application 63 and Amendment 1 to GSA Task Order 12; a Kleinpeter Consulting Group grant administration contract for the OCRA Stormwater Project; Commonwealth Engineers, Inc. pay requests for July and August 2026 for the WWTP Improvements Project; Parkrose Bonds; and two out-of-state ACO trainings for Animal Management.

Fire Merit Board, Traffic Safety and a cancelled BZA

The Fire Merit Board Commission was set to approve its Aug. 11, 2026 minutes and discuss a Guthrie-Cutler PIO matter and the resignation of Mike Griffith. The Traffic Safety Committee's Oct. 14 agenda listed a 20 mph city-wide speed limit consideration, city code updates for e-bikes (e-micromobility), the INDOT Corridor Study, status of James Blvd. & E. New Road, and safety concerns on Green Meadows.

The Board of Zoning Appeals did not meet Oct. 20. Its notice states that CU26-04 (2260 W. Main St), a fleet vehicle logistics operation, was withdrawn, and that CU26-05 (2633 W. Main St), a U-Haul rental facility, and VAR26-01 (2633 W. Main St), a variance for a 10-foot-tall fence, were continued due to incomplete notice.

Coming up

• **Oct. 27, Board of Public Works and Safety:** a recommendation for the Davis and Meridian Road Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project (BOT), replacement of the server room battery system, purchase of browser security software, permission to seek quotes for a new truck, and a Street Department change order.
• **Oct. 28, City Council:** 2027 budget requests for the Electric, Water, Waste Water, Storm Water, and Customer Service/Utility Billing utilities.
• **Note on Oct. 28:** a separate City Council notice states the meeting is cancelled because there is no business to be approved. The two notices conflict, and readers should check the city's posted agenda before attending.

Greenfield Council to weigh 2027 Civil City Budget; Plan Commission to review Longhorn Steakhouse plan and Wilson Park rezone

Five Greenfield boards and commissions met during the week of Oct. 13, but as of Oct. 19 only agendas were available for those meetings — minutes have not been published. The records supplied therefore show what each body was scheduled to take up, not what it decided. No vote tallies and no dollar amounts appear in those records.

City Council: 2027 budget, police headquarters, land transfer

The Common Council's Oct. 14 agenda listed Ordinance No. 2026/24, approving the 2027 Civil City Budget, and Ordinance No. 2026/25, amending Title V, Chapters 50, 51, 52 and 54. Also listed were Resolution No. 2026/21, additional appropriations for the Police Headquarter Project; Resolution No. 2026/22, a transfer of real estate from the Redevelopment Commission to the City; and Ordinance No. 2026/27, a Parks Project annexation to extend corporate boundaries. The agenda does not state dollar figures for any of these items, and the record does not show whether they were voted on.

Plan Commission: restaurant plan and park rezone

The Advisory Plan Commission's Oct. 13 agenda included a development plan approval request for a Longhorn Steakhouse at 1868 N State Street on 1.67 acres. It also listed a conditional rezone to PRK – Park Overlay for 6 city-owned parcels east of Wilson Park, described as 20+/- acres, and a recommendation to the Council on updates to the Unified Development Ordinance and Official Zone Map.

Public Works: utility pay applications and stormwater contract

The Board of Public Works and Safety agenda for Oct. 13 listed Donohue and Associates Inc. pay application 63 and Amendment 1 to GSA Task Order 12; a Kleinpeter Consulting Group grant administration contract for the OCRA Stormwater Project; and Commonwealth Engineers, Inc. pay requests for July and August 2026 for the WWTP Improvements Project. Also listed were Parkrose Bonds and approval of two out-of-state ACO trainings for Animal Management.

Fire Merit Board: PIO matter and a resignation

The Greenfield Fire Merit Board Commission was scheduled Oct. 13 to approve minutes from its Aug. 11, 2026, meeting and to take up two items listed as "Guthrie-Cutler PIO" and "Mike Griffith Resignation." The agenda does not describe the substance of either item.

Traffic Safety: 20 mph limit, e-bikes, road status

The Traffic Safety Committee's Oct. 14 agenda listed consideration of a 20 mph city-wide speed limit, city code updates for e-bikes (e-micromobility), the INDOT Corridor Study, the status of James Blvd. and E. New Road, and safety concerns on Green Meadows. The agenda labels these as discussion items; no outcomes were available.

Zoning Appeals: October meeting called off

The Board of Zoning Appeals will not meet Oct. 20. According to the posted notice, all listed business has been moved to November or withdrawn. A request for a fleet vehicle logistics operation at 2260 W. Main St. (CU26-04) was withdrawn. A U-Haul rental facility request at 2633 W. Main St. (CU26-05) and a variance for a 10-foot-tall fence at the same address (VAR26-01) were both continued because of incomplete notice.

Coming up

The only meeting listed in the next 14 days is the Board of Zoning Appeals on Oct. 20, which the notice states will not be held. Residents should check the city's posted agendas and minutes for the November dates of the continued U-Haul and fence items, and for published minutes of the Oct. 13–14 meetings, which are not yet available.